A successful climb of Everest begins long before our mountaineers even leave their home and
as you can imagine, the logistical exercise for an expedition as mighty as Everest is immense.

Expedition set up is a critical and a primary challenge of any journey to the roof of the world. Thousands of pounds of gear and supplies need to be moved up the valley, nothing can be forgotten and every scenario needs to be accounted for. Likewise at the completion of our expedition, we need to pack down, ship out & leave no trace.

We are fortunate enough to have brilliant partners on the ground who are overseeing and organising every element of the process.  The past experience amongst our leadership team ensures we are set up for success.

This week our gear is moving up to Everest base camp, first by helicopter, then on yaks. Our CTSS Sherpa team are now at Namche having undergone additional training and skills seminars this past week and a few more are overseeing the gear operation in Syangboche. Our cook team has convened in Lukla and will start moving up valley toward EBC tomorrow.

Exciting times, with all the building blocks falling into place!

Mike